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Dave & Buster's Entertainment Inc

Sep 17 • 04:00PM ET

21.18

+1.04 5.16 %

Communication Services • Entertainment • USA • NASD

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Index	RUT	P/E	60.76	EPS (ttm)	0.35	Insider Own	2.37%	Shs Outstand	34.66M	Perf Week	-4.72%
Market Cap	734.23M	Forward P/E	14.81	EPS next Y	1.43	Insider Trans	0.26%	Shs Float	33.76M	Perf Month	-14.84%
Enterprise Value	4.27B	PEG	-	EPS next Q	-1.04	Inst Own	117.20%	Short Float	17.88%	Perf Quarter	-35.21%
Income	9.70M	P/S	0.35	EPS this Y	-68.58%	Inst Trans	-17.09%	Short Ratio	5.52	Perf Half Y	13.38%
Sales	2.11B	P/B	4.42	EPS next Y	211.72%	ROA	0.24%	Short Interest	6.04M	Perf YTD	-27.44%
Book/sh	4.80	P/C	61.19	EPS next 5Y	-3.80%	ROE	4.31%	52W High	43.73 -51.57%	Perf Year	-34.87%
Cash/sh	0.35	P/FCF	-	EPS past 3/5Y	-12.90% -13.10%	ROIC	0.27%	52W Low	15.08 40.45%	Perf 3Y	-45.59%
Dividend Est.	-	EV/EBITDA	9.05	Sales past 3/5Y	17.82% 9.50%	Gross Margin	14.96%	Volatility	6.03% 4.94%	Perf 5Y	17.54%
Dividend TTM	-	EV/Sales	2.02	EPS Y/Y TTM	-86.94%	Oper. Margin	10.65%	ATR (14)	1.55	Perf 10Y	-47.50%
Dividend Ex-Date	Jan 09, 2020	Quick Ratio	0.22	Sales Y/Y TTM	-4.46%	Profit Margin	0.46%	RSI (14)	37.04	Recom	2.27
Dividend Gr. 3/5Y	- -	Current Ratio	0.33	EPS Q/Q	-67.17%	SMA20	-11.22%	Beta	2.02	Target Price	31.38
Payout	0.00%	Debt/Eq	21.33	Sales Q/Q	0.05%	SMA50	-21.13%	Rel Volume	2.85	Prev Close	20.14
Employees	23420	LT Debt/Eq	20.80	Earnings	Sep 15 AMC	SMA200	-16.28%	Avg Volume	1.09M	Price	21.18
IPO	Oct 10, 2014	Option/Short	Yes / Yes	EPS/Sales Surpr.	-64.82% -0.96%	Trades		Volume	3,114,417	Change	5.16%

Date	Action	Analyst	Rating Change	Price Target Change
Dec-11-24	Downgrade	William Blair	Outperform → Mkt Perform
Dec-11-24	Downgrade	Truist	Buy → Hold	$56 → $36
Dec-11-24	Downgrade	Gordon Haskett	Buy → Hold	$40 → $34
Oct-07-24	Initiated	The Benchmark Company	Hold
Apr-04-24	Downgrade	Piper Sandler	Overweight → Neutral	$50 → $71
Mar-25-24	Downgrade	Raymond James	Outperform → Mkt Perform
Sep-07-23	Downgrade	Raymond James	Strong Buy → Outperform	$60 → $55
Jul-18-23	Initiated	Piper Sandler	Overweight	$56
May-08-23	Initiated	UBS	Neutral	$38
Nov-08-22	Upgrade	Deutsche Bank	Hold → Buy	$48
Jul-13-22	Downgrade	Deutsche Bank	Buy → Hold	$37
Jan-14-22	Upgrade	Gordon Haskett	Hold → Buy	$50
Oct-06-21	Initiated	Loop Capital	Buy	$56
Sep-24-21	Upgrade	Jefferies	Hold → Buy	$40 → $56
Sep-10-21	Reiterated	Wells Fargo	Underweight	$38 → $40
Sep-10-21	Reiterated	Truist	Buy	$54 → $56
Sep-10-21	Reiterated	BMO Capital Markets	Outperform	$54 → $58
Aug-30-21	Downgrade	Stifel	Buy → Hold	$58 → $40
Aug-27-21	Upgrade	Truist	Hold → Buy	$54
Apr-20-21	Upgrade	William Blair	Mkt Perform → Outperform

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May-23-25 06:07AM	Dave & Busters begins construction of first Philippines location (Verdict Food Service)

Dave & Buster's Entertainment, Inc. engages in the ownership and operation of entertainment and dining venues under the name Dave & Buster's. It offers a full menu of entrees and appetizers, a selection of alcoholic and non-alcoholic beverages, and an assortment of entertainment attractions centered around playing games and watching live sports and other televised events. The company was founded by David O. Corriveau and James W. Corley in 1982 and is headquartered in Coppell, TX.

Insider Trading	Relationship	Date	Transaction	Cost	#Shares	Value ($)	#Shares Total	SEC Form 4
Lal Tarun	Chief Executive Officer	Jul 22 '25	Buy	31.26	8,060	251,916	8,060	Jul 24 07:55 PM
Mulleady John	SVP, RE & Dev	Jun 17 '25	Sale	32.79	5,931	194,460	42,550	Jun 18 06:00 PM
John Mulleady	Director	Jun 17 '25	Proposed Sale	32.57	5,931	193,173		Jun 17 02:51 PM
John Mulleady	Director	Dec 26 '24	Proposed Sale	29.33	6,000	175,980		Dec 26 06:35 PM
Mulleady John	SVP, RE & Dev	Dec 26 '24	Sale	29.33	6,000	175,980	51,183	Dec 26 04:18 PM
SHEEHAN KEVIN M	Interim CEO	Dec 19 '24	Buy	26.44	19,025	503,107	69,025	Dec 19 04:30 PM
Pineiro Antonio	SVP, Chief Int'l Dev Ofc	Dec 13 '24	Buy	27.35	1,000	27,350	25,646	Dec 13 04:30 PM
DODDS HAMISH	Director	Dec 13 '24	Buy	27.31	10,000	273,100	39,456	Dec 13 04:20 PM
Griffith Michael J	Director	Dec 13 '24	Buy	27.28	18,000	491,058	54,269	Dec 13 04:15 PM
SHEEHAN KEVIN M	Interim CEO	Dec 12 '24	Buy	25.48	37,735	961,397	139,011	Dec 12 05:30 PM
Klohn Steve	Former Officer	Oct 29 '24	Proposed Sale	40.14	7,134	286,392		Oct 29 12:07 PM
MORRIS CHRISTOPHER DANIEL	Chief Executive Officer	Oct 07 '24	Buy	33.67	14,912	502,162	83,847	Oct 09 04:30 PM

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